New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-27
GETTING READY FOE THE FOURTH.
DEALERS IN FIREWORKS ACTIVE.
oME OF THE DEVICES THAT ARE BEING PREPARED
TO cEIrRRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY.

SOME OF THE DEVICES THAT ARE BEING PREPARED
TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Park place. where the noisy hro-cracker, the daz
cling sky rocket and the resoundng but harmless bomb
are found In all their native wildncss and abundance
does not seem at all cast down by Mayor Hewitt's
veto Of the Aldcrnanc resolution permitting the small
boy to celebrate the glorious Fourth Of July Tho
street has boomed forth with greater prousi0n OF
small American flags this year than ever before and
somo of the big buildings have their fronts almost
hidden by tho National bunting. Truck-load after
truclS-load Of big square boxes roll away from the
stores of tho dealers In fireworks in this th0roughfarc
bound for tho different ferries and railroad freight
stations. in fact never before Park place such
scene OF activity.
allow is the demand for exrlosives'" asked a
TRIBUNE reporter Of OF tho largest OF the dealers.
ADon't call them explosives" rcped the dealer in
a deprccatory tone "call em fireworks. II you say
explosives people get the idea into their heads that
they are going to bo blown up by ;em. oh, the trade
40 per cent greater this year than last We have
orders from Oregon and Washington Territory, from
Mano and Texas. Boys Will have their fun whether
the law allows them not. The city police do not
bother about the violations Of the ordinance by tho
boys tho Fourth. The law might just as well be
of tho books for tho good it does"
An examination of the stock in trade of the fire.
works dealers shows that Improvement and progr
keep steady pace with the demand in this line Of
business well as Others. Therc are men of In
ventive skill who do nothing else the year round
except to think out new and dazzling pyrotechnics
to please tho crowd OF MAIN the small boy. Tho
latest device is the rattan bomb 1t consists of
about three ounces OF powder, wrapped with rattan
splits, untl tho package is half big lGly's
muf. a fuse leads from the powder to the outside
When one OF these bombs cxplOdes the report Il
dcaenlng and the ground in the ncghborhood shakes
as il small earthquake were passing by. These
bombs ale made in Japan. There are monster bal
looms, shaped like elephants, whales, etc a small
wad OF cotton saturated with kerosene oil is fixed at
the bottom OF the balloon The cotton wad
lighted, the hot air initiates the balloon An asbestos
chimney keeps the flame from contact with the in
nammablc material OF the ba LOOM and good one
VIII in the heavens night. beautiful picture.
These balloons always draw out the sadmring "Ahs!'
and Obs :" from the spectators
Is for the other sights they more numerous
and more gorgeous than ever before The exhibition
pieces comprisc a bewllering list OF columns and
rrhcd temples, girandolcs great wheels, locomotives
and cars, statues of Liberty birds OF freedom hlc
engines, whirling phantoms, "Boss" Twccd's dia-
monds, demon can-cans, pin-whces. rockets bursting
on,b, and hundreds of other devices. All the cx-
hibitiOn pieces costly some Of them costing
much a. ~ - for what would be probably Only 4 two
Minutes display. These pieces Of Am Ticdn
manu- facturc. but MI the flecrckers male In
china Japan. The import duty OF 100 per cent Is
not sufficient make the manufacture Of them profit
able hello.
There will be night display Of fire works at Morn
uesiGc Park on July 4, and a dag exhibition at Nj.